Many sources credit Hero of Alexandria with inventing the aeolipile.
Sources
- Aeolipile (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://phys-office.phys.washington.edu/lectdemo/DetailPages/4/F/Herons_Engine_%284F30.01%29.html (phys-office.phys.washington.edu)
- https://historycollection.com/hero-of-alexandria-changed-the-world-with-this-invention-much-earlier-than-many-thought/2/ (historycollection.com)
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